DHS ‘Surging Personnel’ to Border Ahead of Title 42 Ending: Mayorkas

The Biden administration is “surging personnel” to the border in anticipation of the expected influx of illegal immigrants in connection with the expiration of Title 42, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on May 10.
That includes more than 1,400 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel, 1,000 processing coordinators, and an additional 1,500 Department of Defense personnel.
“All of these individuals will allow our law enforcement officers to stay in the field and focus on their critical mission,” according to Mayorkas.
The secretary outlined measures his department would be taking in the face of increased illegal immigration, warning that they expect to see increased encounters at the southern border….}

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